The Beginning
This is the story of Roxanne (Roxi) Freeman. This is my story. My life leading up to my "rebirth"(when I was 17) and my life outside of the Matrix. I'll start from the beginning to make it easier.
My best friend, Demi Rusten, and I were always searching. Always looking for the answer. The answer to the question many people ask. What is the Matrix?
I knew one of us would find it first. We were always excited when we found something out. We really looked together. We were a team. But, one day she didn't show up for our daily search. We had never missed a search. I knew that it had happened. She had found out and I was next. Next to know. I didn't know how I would find out. It really wasn't what I expected. But, what was there to expect?
It happened when I was in a café, drinking coffee. Two men came up to me and sat down at my table.
"Hi Roxi," the man with blond hair said. He was handsome, with green eyes and a dimpled chin. He had a soft, sensitive face, and was about 6". The other man had chestnut hair and hazel eyes. He was a little taller and had a beautiful mouth. To say the least, both of them were vary good looking.
"How do you know my name?" I asked, though I knew why.
"You are in danger," the blond said, "If you want to know, meet us at the Millenium club tonight at midnight."
"Know what? What kind of danger?" I knew they wouldn't answer. It didn't matter, I knew what I was getting myself into.
That night I got to the club at 11:58. At midnight exactly a black car pulled up and I got in. The same two men were in the car.
"Glad you decided to show up Roxi. Demi is already with us," said the man with brown hair.
We drove to an old warehouse. Then we climbed the stairs to the top floor. At the door, the blond said to me, "Be honest with him, he knows more than you can imagine."
The two men opened the door and I saw another man in the room. I knew at once who he was.
"Do you know who I am?" the man asked.
"Morpheus," I replied simply.
"Yes. You know the question, that is clear. But, do you know the answer? Do you even want to know the answer?" I nodded my head. Of course I wanted to know. "The Matrix is everywhere. It is the air you breath, the food you eat. It is with you when you got to church, go to school, go to work. The matrix is in you and around you. It is everything. Now I can't explain it further because no one can be told what the Matrix is, they have to experience it for themselves. Do you want to know what the Matrix is?"
"Yes," I replied. He opened up a silver box. In that box was a red pill and a blue pill.
"If you take the blue pill, you wake up and the story ends. If you take the red pill, I'll show you how real your life is. The choice yours, and yours alone." I reached out and took the red pill. A glass water appeared in front of me and I swallowed the pill.
"Follow me," Morpheus said, "The pill you took is a tracking device. Programmed to target you when you are outside of the Matrix."
'Outside? Weird,' I thought. He took me into a room and hooked me up to some cables and a heart moniter.
"Everything is not all it appears to be Roxi. Many things in this world are not correct." Correct? Huh? Then I saw the carpet move.
"The carpet, it just…"
"Yes," Morpheus said and he motioned for me to touch it. I leaned forward and suck my finger at it. It was cold and I pulled back. It stuck to my finger and started creeping up my arm.
"It's so cold."
"She's going out," someone said.
"Cold. C-c-cold," then I passed out.
I woke up to very bright lights. There were people standing over me. I turned my head and saw Demi in a bed. Then it all faded.
I woke with a start. The blond man was shaking me. "Roxi? Rise and shine. I mean you've only been asleep for five months."
"Five months! What about school? What about work?" I paused, "Who are you? Where am I? Help!"
"Morpheus, she's awake! Quite awake." He laughed to himself. He had a nice, melodic laugh. Morpheus came in.
"Hello Roxi. Welcome to the real world." I sat up, "Come," he said. I followed him through the ship. "Everyone, this is Roxi. Roxi, this is Neo, Trinity, Tank, Gemini, Gist, Calisto, Serenity, and Tessel. Tessel and Calisto you already met." Calisto was the blond and Tessel had the brown hair.
"Hi," I said to everyone, "Where's Demi?"
"Right here," Demi laughed. She looked so different with short hair.
"Demi! Nice hair." I laughed.
"You too Rox. Look at yourself." She handed me a mirror. My hair, my beautiful hair, was all gone.
"What happened to me?" I was really upset.
"The same thing that happened to all of us when got taken out," Morpheus said. I was confused, "Don't worry about it Roxi. It will grow back." I yawned, "Tessel, will you show these young ladies their rooms please?"
"Yes sir," Tessel replied. He took us down a hallway. He slid a door back. "This will be your room Demi." He walked a few more steps down the hallway and slid another door open. "And this will be your room."
"Thanks Tessel." I said wearily.
"If you need anything, anything at all. Just ask Tess. 'K?"
"Ok," I replied. And he turned to walk out of the room, "Tessel? Were you scared when you first were taken out? And who old are you anyway?"
"Yes, I was scared. Everyone is. It's normal. And I'm 22."
"Thanks Tessel."
"Sure thing hun." I lay down and fell asleep.